What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manger – Med/Surg, ICU, Swingbed (Fayette, AL) position at DCH Health System?
Overview
Twenty-four (24) hour accountability for providing administrative and clinical leadership and direction for the quality of care delivered on the units and the development of the unit's staff. The objective of the position is to assure the delivery of comprehensive, safe, effective, appropriate patient care in accordance with established hospital policy and nursing practice standards.
Responsibilities
DCH Standards:
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
- Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
- Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
- Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
- Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
- Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Current Alabama license as RN and in good standing with the Alabama Board of Nursing required. A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree required with BSN preferred. Minimum of five years nursing experience, with demonstrated competence in area of practice, management and leadership skills. BLS required, ACLS and PALS preferred. Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work well with, direct, and motivate a team. Ability to meet behavioral expectations and hold self and others accountable for all standards. Basic computer skills necessary to support the programs utilized by the department are required with EXCEL and Powerpoint skills preferred. Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORK CONTEXT
- Exposed to all patient care elements
- Subject to stress and fatigue.
- Frequent kneeling and stooping
- Manual dexterity to perform patient care task
PHYSICAL FACTORS
Environmental:
- Includes exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
Psychological:
- Includes demonstrating leadership skills, delegating team members, addressing conflict, communicating with all types of personalities, and being responsible for outcomes/results.
Ability:
- ability to lift 50 pounds; ability to transport, turn and position patients weighing up to 300 pounds
- frequent lifting and/or carrying object weighing up to 25 pounds
- ability to run in emergency situations
- ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and/or walking
- able to reach reasonable distance in any direction
- must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner
- must have ability to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
Activities:
- talking, hearing, bending, twisting, walking, running, kneeling, crouching, stooping, crawling, climbing, balancing, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, repetitive motion, standing, and/or using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls
Requirements:
- Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
